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A Virtual Zoo Within the Real One |
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Written by Sayli Sosa Barceló|
Saturday, 21 April 2012 08:30
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 A new and unique tool of its kind in Cuba is the virtual guide of the Ciego de Ávila Zoo, developed by specialists of the 7th Youth Club, based in the recreational facility.
The virtual device came into use in early April, it is compatible with mobile phones and allows access to basic and scientific information on all animals on display, since the innovation interacts with the Cuban Collaborative Encyclopedia (EcuRed).
This virtual guide can be accessed for free at the Zoo's own Youth Clubs of Ciego de Avila province and only requires a single software installation to use it over and over again in multiple views.
Randolph Delgado Fernández, a veterinarian of the Avilanian facility told INVASOR that the digital novelty computing has been widely accepted among the people who visit the zoo, because it makes possible for them to quickly become acquainted with features of more than 500 animals of 73 species presently on display there.
Made on an open source platform of, the virtual guide only needs a cell phone with Java and MIDP 1.1 or 2.0 for navigation.
The application will be displayed at events like CIEGOZOO 2012, national, and Infoclub 2012, the main meeting of the Youth Club for display of computer and software production.
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| Other zoos in the world already have their virtual guide |
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